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Lord as I navigate this wonderful journey called life I am eternally thankful for the love you continue to surround me with. I am thankful for the love and support of my amazing family. There is nothing I have done or could ever do to earn the blessings You continue to bestow upon me. Father I pray to be a blessing to others as you so generously bless me. You, my Lord are so worthy to be praised.
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strength, the Lord is my healer, the Lord is my true source of joy.
Father please help me to remain appreciative of this life as the gift it is. Help me to treasure the blessing of a healthy body and to do all I can to protect, nourish and strengthen it. Give me the wisdom to continuously seek Your will for my life. Sharpen my mind with the dawn ing of each year so that I resist viewing the blessing of continued time on this earth as a step closer to physical Youdecline.are
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Father I pray for all of Your children who are feeling pain, frustration and lack. I pray Dear Lord that they will seek You in every situation and circumstance. I pray that Your name will be the one that they call out to for relief. Continue my Lord to dwell in the hearts of Your children as an eternal source of love. Thank You today and every day. I am proud to be Your child. --
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Father I pray for peace during these uncertain times. As much as we try to figure it all out, Lord You already know. When I find myself pondering the circumstanc es of the day I take comfort in the fact that You are in charge! Nothing will happen that You don’t allow and nothing will happen that You cannot stop. I realize Dear Lord that it is not my job to understand. It is my job to be faithful and to trust that with You all is well, at all times.
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I am eternally grateful for the love You continue to bestow upon me. You love me unconditionally with all of my issues and all of my faults. You love me, Father, in spite of myself. I thank You for being with me always. I am comforted by the knowledge that You are with me every moment of my life.
To God be the Glory. -- AMEN
for the joy You place in my heart and for the simple pleasures of this life. When I contemplate what makes me unique I find myself thinking of the attributes of others, in areas where I fall short. Thank You Father for making these musings short lived. I am quickly reminded that You are a perfect God and that I am perfectly imperfect. One of the great joys of my life is striving to improve. I read books, I listen to sermons, I search the web and most of all I pray. Self examination for me is not a chore but a way of measuring how I am living my life.
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All is well with my soul as I focus my attention solely on You. I am thankful as I breathe the air You so graciously provide to me each day. How wonderful it is to be Your child. How wonderful it is to know that You are in charge. I am thankful Dear Lord for the blessings You continue to bestow. Father I know that I am in no way worthy of all that You give to me. You give me peace and love. You give me food to nourish my body. You give me all that I need to survive. Your blessings are so much appreciated as You place the right people in my life and in my path each day. I know Father that You are also placing me in the path of others so that I might do Your will in being a blessing as well. Keep my eyes open, Dear Lord, so that I might see those in need.
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put on the side closer to the body. Other objects should be distributed throughout different compartments in order to spread out their weight. A backpack also shouldn’t be worn for longer than is necessary to move objects from one place to another, and features such as pull-out han dles or wheels are dead weight if they aren’t actually being used.
When a backpack is overloaded, the straps tend to dig into the shoulders and trapezius muscles of the wearer. This can restrict circulation to the arms and put stress on the rotator cuffs. Potential consequences in clude shocks, numbness, or tingling along the upper limbs, and the ef fect may be worse if a person wears a backpack on just one shoulder. It’s also common for wearers to lean forward to try to balance the weight, which is an inefficient posture that forces them to bend their necks in order to see ahead of them. It is also
Normally, pain from overusing a backpack will subside when some body stops overusing it. Pain may be worse in children who are develop ing scoliosis, which they should be regularly assessed for. If your child is still complaining of soreness, your chiropractor can offer several non-invasive, non-medicative ther apies, including spinal adjustments for developing bodies. Many offices also offer soft tissue therapies such as low-level laser and therapeutic massages that can reduce muscle inflammation and speed the healing process. Your chiropractor can also provide advice on more efficient posture and how to set up a work station so it won’t additionally stress a child’s back.
To begin with, a backpack is still a better option than a messenger bag, due to having two straps, but this is only true when both straps are used. The straps should be wide and padded. They should not be tight enough for the shoulders to feel compressed, but they should pre vent the backpack from dangling down to the wearer’s lumbar region. It is also advisable to get a backpack with a waist Chiropractorsstrap.usually recommend keeping a backpack’s weight to less than fifteen percent of the wearer’s weight. But how that weight is dis tributed also makes a difference. Heavier objects should be placed in the bag first so that they won’t shift around, and they should be
Common Problems
Backpack Usage
With school in session again, many children have resumed wearing backpacks. As this is typically the heaviest load children carry, chil dren who suffer from musculo skeletal pain will often feel it most intensely while using a backpack, but pain can also persist or flare up afterward. Of course, children are not the only people who are vul nerable to misusing backpacks, but we thought now would be a good time to share some advice about safe usage with all our patients, and to provide some guidance on how chiropractic offices can assist peo ple experiencing pain in their backs, shoulders, and necks.
and other problems from inefficient backpack usage do not usually cause permanent problems in children, but they won’t go away as long as the child is misusing the backpack. Older people should be mindful of the risk of wear-and-tear injuries and take pain seriously, as well.
Proper Backpack Usage
Relief from Backpack-Related Pain
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